Pt. I. Teaching as an Occupation. Ch. 1. Deciding to Teach and Finding a Job. Ch. 2. Earning a Living and Living with Evaluation. Ch. 3. Learning to Teach and Proving Your Competence. Ch. 4. Joining a Teacher Organization and Empowering a Profession. Ch. 5. Exercising Your Rights and Fulfilling Your Responsibilities -- Pt. II. Schools and Society. Ch. 6. History of American Education. Ch. 7. Philosophies and Theories of Education. Ch. 8. Sociology of Education. Ch. 9. Politics of Education -- Pt. III. Issues for the Twenty-First Century. Ch. 10. Teachers and the Curriculum. Ch. 11. Private Schools Versus Public Schools